Riker is way too happy about his commanding officer going on shore leave.

  • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    TNG S03E08 - The Price.

    That’s the first bad play I’ve seen you make. If you can bring happiness into Deanna’s life, nothing would please me more. You know, you’re really not such a bad sort, Ral. Except you don’t have any values - beyond the value of today’s bid, that is. Deanna is just the woman to bring some meaning to your sorry existence, if you’re smart enough to take it. I doubt that you are. To the last mile.

    • Commander William T. Riker

    You may be projecting some mononormativity on those two.
    I feel that the writers chipped away at this dynamic in the later seasons, which is too bad. But imagine the compersion you’d feel as a betazoid!